Sewing box



D. G. HEDIN SEWING Box Filed April 27. 1965 United States Patent O 3,321,117 SEWING BOX Daniel G. Hedin, 141 Ingraham St. NE., Washington, D.C. 20011 Filed Apr. 27, 1965, Ser. No. 451,217 1 Claim. (Cl. 223-107) This invention relates to boxes for carrying various articles, more particularly the invention relates to sewing boxes for carrying -spools of thread, yarn, and other items of equipment and supplies used in sewing.

It is an object of the invention to provide a novel sewing `box having a plurality of rows of pins for carrying and supporting spools of thread and `which are readily accessible when the box is opened.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel sewing box having a removable inner box, at the upper side of the sewing box, which enables the user of the box to easily store yard goods and material beneath the removable inner box.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel sewing box which may be easily manufactured and readily used rfor sewing.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds land when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the sewing box invention with the top cover open revealing its interior construction.

FIGURE 2 is a similar perspective view of the sewing ybox invention with the top cover closed.

FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional View of the sewing box invention taken along line 3-3 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional View of the sewing box invention taken along lines 4 4 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 5 is a -fragmentary perspective View of the sewing box with the inner box shown removed.

Briefly stated the invention comprises a sewing box having a pivotally mounted top cover, and a plurality of pins in several rows along the cover, for receiving spools of thread, the sewing lbox has a removable inner box slid- -ably attached to the upper side of the sewing box which may be removed to facilitate placing of yard goods in the bottom of the sewing box without the interference of the narrow box.

With further more detailed reference to the drawings in FIGURE l, the sewing box is illustrated as a rectangular cover 21 and a main rectangular receptacle portion 22. The cover 21 is pivotally mounted to the receptacle portion 22 by a pair of hinges 23 and 24 with a exible string 25 attached at one end to the receptacle 22 and at the other end to the cover 21, to provide a stop so that the cover will remain open `as shown in FIGURE 1.

Within the cover 21, are two slats 26 and 27 which are xed to the sides 28 and 29 of the cover. The slats 26 and 27 each have a plurality of pins 30, xed to the slats and which project away in parallel relation to one another. The pins on the slats 26 and 27 form two rows of pins, and the back side 31 of the box also has a row of pins 30 which `forms a t-hird row of pins.

r[The pins are adapted to receive spools of thread 32, such as illustrated in FIGURES 1, 3, and 4, the spools have a center bore for sliding the spools over the pins, so that the pins may carry the spools, with the spools being easily removable, by simply `sliding them off the outer ends 30 of the pins 30.

Within the rectangular receptacle portion 22 is 'a narrow box 33 having an open top 34. The ends 35 and 36 of the *box 33 abut the -front and back Sides 37 and 38 of the receptacle 22. One side 39 of the narrow box 33 is ilush with the side 40 of the receptacle portion 22.

The front and back sides 37 and 38 of the receptacle 22 each have Lshlaped projecting ridges or ledges 40 and 40. Each L-shaped ridge has a horizontal leg portion 41 and a vertical leg portion 42. T-he ends of the narrow box 33 are slidably inserted into the receptacle 22 so that the bottom of the box 212 rests on the hori- Zontal leg portion 41 and the end sides portion 43 abut the vertical leg 42, as shown in FIGURES 1, 3, and 4.

The narrow box 33 can be removed from the receptacle portion 22 by merely sliding the box 33 upward. The narrow box is used for carrying miscellaneous small items used in connection with sewing such as pins, needles, thimbles, etc. By being able to remove the box 33, the per-son using the sewing box can then more easily fold and store patterns and fabrics or pieces of material in the bottom 44 of the receptacle portion. After the goods have been stored in the bottom of the receptacle portion 22, then the narrow box 33 can be replaced.

By having the pins for holding the spools of thread mounted in the cover, when the cover is open, all three rows of spools will be readily accessible to View, and the spools can easily be removed from the pins.

The string 25 `when the cover 21 is closed, folds to the position shown in FIGURE 4.

A handle 45 can also be pivotally mounted to the top 46 of the cover, and clasps 47 and 48 can be mounted to the front of the cover and receptacle to lock the cover closed to the receptacle portion when carrying the box lfrom place to place by the handle.

Thus it will be seen from the Afore-going that a novel sewing box has been provided for carrying spools of thread, yard goods and other sewing material and for carrying small items used for sewing such as needles, pins, and thimbles.

It will also be obvious from the `foregoing that various changes and departures may be made to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, and accordingly it is not intended that the: invention be limited to that specifically shown in the drawing or described in the specification but only as set forth in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A sewing box comprising rectangular main box portion, a rectangular cover pivotally mounted to said main box, a plurality of rigid plates secured in said cover, a row of rigid pins mounted on each of said plates and on one `wall of said cover, the -rows of said pins being parallel to one another and parallel to the top of said cover, said pins being recessed within said cover and adapted to receive and carry spools of thread by sliding t-he spools over the pins, said main box having a narrow box of reduced width and height with respect to said main box, and with its ends abutting the front and rear walls of said main box, L-shaped projecting ridges mounted to said front and rear walls of said main box adjacent the upper edge, said narrow box adapted to be slidably lled with said L-shaped ridges, with one side of said narrow box ilush with one side -wall of said main box.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 858,831 7/1907 Sherman 223 107 X 928,207 7/1909 Miller 223-107 1,179,017 4/1916 McVicker 223-107 X 1,945,123 1/1934 Stiegler 223--107 2,887,258 5/ 1959 Platt 223-107 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner. G. H. KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner. 

